MonicaMc
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- Sep 12, 2012
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- Parrots
- Mitred Conure - Charlie 1994;
Cockatiel - Casey 2001;
Wild Caught ARN - Sylphie 2013
Lighter bodied birds do indeed have an advantage over heavier bodied birds! I've heard of budgies and cockatiels with *FULL* clips, still flying about no problems!
My first bird, a budgie, was clipped, and died by a cat attack. I can't help but think, if he had his wings, he might have had a chance of survival.
I lost another budgie (by my own stupidity) that was growing out his flights but didn't have full flight. Something spooked him and he went up into a tree. No one could reach him, so I went to go get another budgie that was inside of a cage to try and entice him down, but by the time I got back, he was gone. And then I had to leave.
I've been on both sides of the coin, in a manner of speaking. I still recommend flight! I feel that if humans want to have a parrot, then they should adapt to having a parrot, not the other way around! It's pretty obvious that many parrots don't adapt to living within captivity, even though they were born in captivity.
My first bird, a budgie, was clipped, and died by a cat attack. I can't help but think, if he had his wings, he might have had a chance of survival.
I lost another budgie (by my own stupidity) that was growing out his flights but didn't have full flight. Something spooked him and he went up into a tree. No one could reach him, so I went to go get another budgie that was inside of a cage to try and entice him down, but by the time I got back, he was gone. And then I had to leave.
I've been on both sides of the coin, in a manner of speaking. I still recommend flight! I feel that if humans want to have a parrot, then they should adapt to having a parrot, not the other way around! It's pretty obvious that many parrots don't adapt to living within captivity, even though they were born in captivity.
